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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathies

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An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response directed towards peripheral myelin. Demyelination occurs in peripheral nerves and nerve roots. The ...

Fulminating hepatic failure

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A form of rapid-onset liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of hepatocytes. It is characterised by sudden development of liver ...

Fulminant hepatic failure

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A form of rapid-onset liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of hepatocytes. It is characterised by sudden development of liver ...

Fulminant liver failure

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A form of rapid-onset liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of hepatocytes. It is characterised by sudden development of liver ...

Acute liver failure

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A form of rapid-onset liver failure, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of hepatocytes. It is characterised by sudden development of liver ...

A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with streptococcus pyogenes. It is characterised by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, such as the ...